Playing with fire (1921)
1h 18m
Running Time
May 19, 1921Release Date
Plot.
A method actress likes living out the roles she is playing in real life. To prepare for her new play, she enters the criminal underworld and ends up being implicated in a burglary of a Duke who is one of her suitors.
The film was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film received a generally positive reception from critics, although some were doubtful about the blending of farce and tragedy.
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Cast & Crew.
Diana Karenne
Lucia Tosti, die berühmte Schauspielerin
Wassily Wronsky
Der Herzog Ripafratta
Anton Edthofer
Der Dichter Carlo Spini
Leonhard Haskel
Der Theaterdirektor
Hans Junkermann
Graf Serrante
Otto Treptow
Graf Ferrante
Karl Platen
Der Diener des Herzogs
Lucia Tosti
Lola, die Apachin
Albrecht Viktor Blum
Der Apache
Max Kronert
Actor
Ossip Runitsch
Der Graf
Emil Birron
Der Maler
Georg Kroll
Director
Georgiy Krol
Director
Alexander Engel
Writer
Fritz Arno Wagner
Cinematography
Details.
Release DateMay 19, 1921
Original NameDas Spiel mit dem Feuer
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 18m
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This Movie Is About.
silent film
Wiki.
Playing with Fire (German: Das Spiel mit dem Feuer) is a 1921 German silent comedy-drama film directed by Georg Kroll and Robert Wiene and starring Diana Karenne, Vasilij Vronski, Ossip Runitsch, and Anton Edthofer. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film received a generally positive reception from critics, although some were doubtful about the blending of farce and tragedy.